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But the cross-currents carried them into a shoal and the vessel ran aground. The bows were wedged in and stuck fast, while the stern began to break up with the pounding of the waves. (Acts 27, 41)
But the centurion was determined to bring Paul safely through and would not let them carry out their plan. He gave orders that those who could swim should jump overboard first and so get ashore, (Acts 27, 43)
and the rest follow either on planks or on pieces of wreckage. In this way it happened that all came safe and sound to land. (Acts 27, 44)
Once we had come safely through, we discovered that the island was called Malta. (Acts 28, 1)
The inhabitants treated us with unusual kindness. They made us all welcome by lighting a huge fire because it had started to rain and the weather was cold. (Acts 28, 2)
Paul had collected a bundle of sticks and was putting them on the fire when a viper brought out by the heat attached itself to his hand. (Acts 28, 3)
When the inhabitants saw the creature hanging from his hand they said to one another, 'That man must be a murderer; he may have escaped the sea, but divine justice would not let him live.' (Acts 28, 4)
However, he shook the creature off into the fire and came to no harm, (Acts 28, 5)
although they were expecting him at any moment to swell up or drop dead on the spot. After they had waited a long time without seeing anything out of the ordinary happen to him, they changed their minds and began to say he was a god. (Acts 28, 6)
In that neighbourhood there were estates belonging to the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius. He received us and entertained us hospitably for three days. (Acts 28, 7)
When this happened, the other sick people on the island also came and were cured; (Acts 28, 9)
they honoured us with many marks of respect, and when we sailed they put on board the provisions we needed. (Acts 28, 10)
